Reappraisal of hydrostatic pressure treatment for intractable postradiotherapy vesical hemorrhage.
Intravesical balloon distention was used in 8 patients to stop intractable hemorrhage after radiotherapy for carcinoma of bladder. We recommend this method of treatment only in patients with no evidence of recurrent or residual invasive tumor in the bladder, where the source of bleeding is from superficial submucosal telangiectatic vessels.
Mufti
G R
GR
Department of Urology, Whipps Cross Hospital, Leytonstone, London, England.
Virdi
J S
JS
Singh
M
M
D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006874:Hydrostatic Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy